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Employee education programs can lead to positive retirement investment decisions, according to a roundup of first-quarter 401(k) savings rates from Fidelity Investments.

A group of Democratic members of the House, led by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.), has written to the U.S. Department of Labor, criticizing a new regulation that would redefine the term “fiduciary” in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

Most states likely will run their own medical insurance marketplaces or partner with neighbors to help expand coverage under the federal health overhaul, U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Wednesday.

Extensive business travel is associated with poor health and obesity, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

The annual Milliman Medical Index (MMI) contains some grim tidings for health insurers and others concerned by the rising cost of health care, as for the fourth straight year, costs rose by at least 7%.

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company has introduced a structured investment option for its EQUI-VEST® series of variable deferred annuities available to employer-sponsored retirement savings plans.

The future of the investment advisory industry depends on reducing the cost of doing business, said Mark Casady, Chairman and CEO of LPL Financial, in the opening keynote at the Money Management Institute’s 2011 annual convention, held last week in Boston.

Kansas lawmakers early on Friday passed a bill prohibiting women from receiving general medical insurance coverage for abortions, except when the mother's life is at risk.

Technology can set advisors apart and lack of technology can put them behind the eight ball.

Employers seem to be especially challenged by the duty to accommodate religious beliefs, and the EEOC appears to be particularly interested in pursuing enforcement of the accommodation requirement.